CRS – Cybersecurity: Legislation, Hearings, and Executive Branch Documents, Rita Tehan, Information Research Specialist. May 12, 2017. [FAS] “Cybersecurity vulnerabilities challenge governments, businesses, and individuals worldwide. Attacks have been initiated against individuals, corporations, and countries. Targets have included government networks, companies, and political organizations, depending upon whether the attacker was seeking military intelligence, conducting diplomatic… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2017
CRS – FBI Director: Appointment and Tenure
FBI Director: Appointment and Tenure, Henry B. Hogue, Specialist in American National Government. May 10, 2017 [FAS] “The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is appointed by the President and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The statutory basis for the present nomination and confirmation process was developed in 1968 and… Continue Reading
Removal of FBI Director James Comey: Presidential Authority and the Senate’s Role in the Appointment of the FBI Director
The Removal of FBI Director James Comey: Presidential Authority and the Senate’s Role in the Appointment of the FBI Director, CRS Legal Sidebar, May 10, 2017. “On May 9, 2017, President Trump removed the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), James Comey, from office. Comey had served as Director since September 2013. A… Continue Reading
Special Counsels, Independent Counsels, and Special Prosecutors: Investigations of the Executive Branch by the Executive Branch
Special Counsels, Independent Counsels, and Special Prosecutors: Investigations of the Executive Branch by the Executive Branch, CRS Legal Sidebar, May 11, 2017. “Under constitutional principles and authorities, Congress has no direct role in federal law enforcement and is limited in its ability to initiate appointments of any prosecutor for any particular matter in which there… Continue Reading
The Internet Archive won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Webbys
Brewster Kahle: The Internet Archive won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Webbys! One of the greatest honors came in the form of this terrific video, narrated by one of our heroes, Lawrence Lessig Lessig said, “Creativity and innovation build on the past. The Internet Archive is the foundation preserving that past, so that perhaps,… Continue Reading
United Nations Digital Library Now Free to All Users
[Via Ramona Kohrs, External Relations Coordinator, UN Depository Libraries Programme]:”We are pleased to inform you that the United Nations Digital Library (UNDL) (URL: https://digitallibrary.un.org) is now available and can be accessed globally free of charge. The new platform runs on innovative open source technology developed by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and is… Continue Reading
Reminder – New articles on LLRX
Articles for March – April 2017 on LLRX.com – https://www.llrx.com The Challenges of a Workplace Bring Your Own Device Policy The Disconnect Between Knowledge Management and Counsel Google Books is not Alexandria redux Oh Lord, please don’t let Google Book Search be misunderstood Living in the Cloud … NOT for the Technically Challenged We Need… Continue Reading
Ambrogi – Upsetting The Applecart Of Legal Research
Robert Ambrogi via Above the Law – “No one knows legal research better than a law librarian. So it says something that the American Association of Law Libraries has announced that it will present its New Product of the Year award to Pablo Arredondo, vice president of legal research at Casetext, for his development of CARA.” Continue Reading
Annual Survey of State Government Finances
“The 2015 Annual Survey of State Government Finances provides a comprehensive summary of annual survey findings for state governments. The findings show revenues, expenditures, debt, and cash and security holdings for each state, as well as a national summary of state government finances. The major source of these public finance statistics are the states’ own… Continue Reading
Defense Against the Dark Arts of Copyright Trolling
Sag, Matthew and Haskell, Jake, Defense Against the Dark Arts of Copyright Trolling (March 28, 2017). Iowa Law Review, Forthcoming. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2933200 “In this Article, we offer both a legal and a pragmatic framework for defending against copyright trolls. Lawsuits alleging online copyright infringement by John Doe defendants have accounted for roughly half… Continue Reading
Americans Divided on Whether Recent Science Protests Will Benefit Scientists’ Causes
“In the wake of last month’s marches for science and climate in Washington and around the country, Americans are divided in their support of the events’ goals and their sense of whether it will make a difference. In particular, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that most Democrats and younger adults are convinced that… Continue Reading
24/7 Wall St – 15 Most Famous Cyberattacks of All Time
“The WannaCry ransomware attack has affected more than 200,000 computers in over 150 nations. The attack, which targets the Microsoft Windows operating system, has been described as one of the largest cyberattacks of all time. The malware encrypts files, demanding users of affected computers pay a ransom of $300 in bitcoin. The software behind WannaCry… Continue Reading
